A report from Chicago's Office of Inspector General found that the city's rodent control strategy focuses too heavily on ...

The city’s rodent control strategy is “unlikely to achieve long-term control of the rat population,” according to a new audit from the city’s inspector general. A 32-page report — released Tuesday by ...

The imprint has been a quirk in the neighborhood of Roscoe Village for years, but it found fresh fame in January after a Chicago comedian shared a photo on the social platform X. The “rat hole” is ...

Chicago has a rat problem and it isn't likely to improve if the city doesn't come up with a new playbook, according to a just ...

Chicago — the city of deep-dish pizza, world-class museums, the Bean and Sears (Willis) Tower — has had a new, unusual claim to fame: the Roscoe Village Rat Hole. However, a recent study found the ...

Back in 1979, The Boomtown Rats had a hit in several countries with "I Don't Like Mondays." This particular Monday some 46 years later, there's some news you might not like — not about Boomtown Rats, ...

Instead of throwing poison at the problem, Inspector General David Glockner said Chicago needs a “unified strategy ...

What happened to the Chicago Rat Hole? One city department sought to preserve it. In 2024, a mysterious imprint of a rodent on a city sidewalk became a viral sensation. Recently, a team of researchers ...

CHICAGO RIDGE, Ill. (WGN) — As temperatures rise, rodent sightings are increasing in communities across the Chicago area. In south suburban Chicago Ridge, residents say they’ve never seen it this bad.